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as in reluctance
a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something
it's an understatement to say that our dog shows a disinclination to get into the car to go to the vet
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as in dislike
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
a strong disinclination for Brussels sprouts since birth
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Recent Examples of disinclination
Members praise – and sometimes complain about – his willingness to listen and his disinclination toward conflict.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Horowitz’s disinclination to pay his bills has inspired complaints over the years, some on legal stationery.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Its weakness is an intermittent lack of vulnerability and an occasional disinclination to leave all of that behind and pull out individual characters who have figured out that their travails flow from the difficulty of stopping American family life from turning into a Sam Shepard play.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Horowitz’s disinclination to pay his bills has inspired complaints over the years, some on legal stationery.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Its weakness is an intermittent lack of vulnerability and an occasional disinclination to leave all of that behind and pull out individual characters who have figured out that their travails flow from the difficulty of stopping American family life from turning into a Sam Shepard play.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinclination
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An October 2022 report by Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office revealed numerous complaints coupled with banks’ apparent reluctance to address them, reimburse victims or boot fraudsters from the platform.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Germans are worried about many issues, including tariffs and the economy, but their genuine reluctance to rebuild a strong military and assume leadership in Europe was a palpable theme in our meetings.—
Susan Greene Pallot,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
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White also unleashed several more paragraphs detailing his dislike of the president and calling out the White House for commenting on such a superficial matter while ignoring criticisms of Trump’s handling of more important issues.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
20 Aug. 2025
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Notably, Samberg has shared his playful dislike for the Meyers’ dog throughout the years.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Grier in particular could be a literal ball-buster, although her characters’ hatred of bad men was often matched by their desire for a good one.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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Hamas doesn't care about the suffering of children, only about weaponizing their pain to spread hatred against Israel.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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The showrunner has flaunted his distaste for mainstream Hollywood, and the feeling may be mutual: this summer, his six ongoing series were once again snubbed by the Emmys.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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Schlereth, who played in the NFL long before analytics were introduced, expressed his distaste for the usage of metrics.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 July 2025
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“Disinclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinclination. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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